Investigations into a system for the detection and location of potentially harmful radiation from portable electronics carried onboard aircraft

Author

Helfrick, Albert ; Wilson, Anthony

Author_Institution

Embry-Riddle Aeronaut. Univ., Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

31 Oct-7 Nov 1998

Abstract

The problem of interference from portable electronic devices, PEDs, to avionics systems has been known for more than 30 years. This problem has been periodically studied but other than identifying the airlines as the responsible party for policing the situation, no hardware has ever been designed to combat the problem. The latest report on the subject from the RTCA, DO-233 suggested a hardware detection system as a possible safeguard against future problems. This paper describes the preliminary design of such a detection system

Keywords

avionics; electromagnetic interference; portable computers; video cameras; DO-233 report; EMI; PEDs; RTCA; aircraft; avionics systems; hardware detection system; harmful radiation; portable electronics; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft navigation; Aircraft propulsion; FAA; Hardware; Ignition; Portable computers; Radiation detectors; Radiofrequency interference; Standards organizations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1998. Proceedings., 17th DASC. The AIAA/IEEE/SAE

Conference_Location

Bellevue, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5086-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1998.741550

Filename

741550